Search This Blog

Friday, 23 August 2013

Hello all!!
thanks again for participating in our Make a tag challenge.There were many beautiful entries but unfortunately many of them dint follow the twist#make your own background.So we have to reject those entries,please read the rules carefully before you participate so that your efforts don't go waste:).

Friday, 9 August 2013

Hello crafty friends!!
How have you all been.I am sure most of you all enjoying the great weather,its cool and rainy even in Chennai,so i am sure its must be great in the other parts of the country too :)
With the great weather you all must in super crafty mood..so we bring you yet another beautiful challenge for all of you.

The theme for this month's challenge is

"Expressions"

Make a card(yes only card this time) to express your feeling to some one..That is make a card with sentiments such as Sorry,Thanks you,Miss you,Love you etc..easy peasy isn't it?Now let your imagination go wild..:)

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make
a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months
theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its
must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You
can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges
including ours.

Prizes:At
the end of the challenge Top 3 will be
selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which
has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )

Out
little store specializes in paper related products.You can get all
varieties of imported paper craft supplies related to scrap-booking,card
making and stamping.We also offer handmade paper craft products like
Greeting cards,scrapbooks,gift articles,home decor,Gifting stationery
and much more.

Just like a boutique our store is chic,trendy and have unique and mixed varieties of products all related to PAPER CRAFTS.

Our
aim is to make this a one stop shop for all your paper crafting
and gifting needs.Feel free to contact us if you need any product which
is not available in store,we will get it exclusively for you.

We also take customized orders for handmade greeting cards,scrapbooks,photo book,return gift,invitation,party favors etc.

We have more products in the pipeline,so check back often to keep yourself updated about the new products.For any queries,placing orders,or discussing about personalized gifts,write me

Finally its me,Kavitha
Made a Thank you card again with handmade flowers and lots of die cut element,

Hope we've inspired you much.. Please read and follow the rules
carefully. Please visit the DT blogs and leave some love. We would love
to hear from you!
Hope you guys would join this lovely challenge and have fun. I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing just awesome! Well.. Thank you so much for participating in our previous challenge 'Photo inspiration+Shabby theme'.. :) And now it's time to announce the winners.. Much awaited part rt?? Here we go....

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Hello lovely crafters!!
Welcome to the brand new challenge for the month of july.But before that i want to thank everyone who participated in our last challenge,guess it was a tough one?we got some record breaking low entries,lol.But still thanks for all who made it and thanks for the continuous support you give us...yeah we are very close to getting 200 flowers,yay!!!

The theme for this month's challenge is

"Make a tag"

And the twist is to make your own background(not to use pattern papers) and add at-least one handmade embellishment(more than one is also welcome).

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make
a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months
theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its
must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You
can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges
including ours.

Prizes:At
the end of the challenge Top 3 will be
selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which
has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )

Out
little store specializes in paper related products.You can get all
varieties of imported paper craft supplies related to scrap-booking,card
making and stamping.We also offer handmade paper craft products like
Greeting cards,scrapbooks,gift articles,home decor,Gifting stationery
and much more.

Just like a boutique our store is chic,trendy and have unique and mixed varieties of products all related to PAPER CRAFTS.

Our
aim is to make this a one stop shop for all your paper crafting
and gifting needs.Feel free to contact us if you need any product which
is not available in store,we will get it exclusively for you.

We also take customized orders for handmade greeting cards,scrapbooks,photo book,return gift,invitation,party favors etc.

We have more products in the pipeline,so check back often to keep yourself updated about the new products.For any queries,placing orders,or discussing about personalized gifts,write me

I
made a bright colourful tag for this months Challenge. I've done lots
of layering, used distress inks and some flowers and lace. The butterfly
is handmade. i stamped and colored the image then used glossy accents
over it.

Finally it me,Kavitha
I have made a tag with tons of texture and embossing.

Hope we've inspired you much.. Please read and follow the rules
carefully. Please visit the DT blogs and leave some love. We would love
to hear from you!
Hope you guys would join this lovely challenge and have fun. I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Saturday, 15 June 2013

Before announcing the winners I would like to thank you all for participating..
There were so many outstanding entries... that it was really difficult to choose the top 3...
So instead we decided to do a TOP 5 for this challenge :)

Here I would also like to mention that many entries were also disqualified as they had not followed the challenge theme.. & used more than 1 colour in their projects... So its a request to you all... Please follow the challenge theme & rules..

For this month's challenge you have to make a shabby card / project inspired by the inspiration pic.. be it by its colours or elements anything..

Monday, 10 June 2013

Good day! Beauties!!! Hope you all are doing good and having fun.. First of all.. Let me thank each and every participant for taking your precious time to participate in our 'Monochromatic' challenge.. Woah! so many beautiful cards and you guys filled this blog with the 'monochromes' of love.. :)

We are so very much delighted to share a good news with you all.. We have a new addition to our family.. Yes!!DAKSHA POPAT is our new addition.. Welcome Daksha.. we are so very happy to have you.. :)

Hello friends!

HAPPY monsoons!!!

I am very excited as this is my first post as DT for “for the Love of crafting”. I want to thank kavitha & all the DT members for giving me this opportunity.

I am Daksha, homemaker with two kids, very much crazy about creating art from my childhood. I like to work in different mixed media and murals. I love to explore new crafts. After I discovered paper crafting , stamping and blogging , my world feels complete. I hope you can see many of my works in the near future……

Now for this month post… I got the theme picture .This is the first post and I made a photoframe(my first attempt).

Hope you like the photoframe , waiting for your comments.

LOVE

DAKSHA POPAT

Okay!! Here is the new challenge for you! We have something.. like.. a photo inspiration..
It's a Shabby theme.. :)

Wow!! Look at this bedroom.. It's so beautiful and a bit romantic.. ;)

So guys! get inspired by the above pic and make anything you like as long as it fits perfect with in this theme..:)

Alright! One winner will receive Rs. 500 gift certificate from the very own shop of Kavitha,

Out little store specializes in paper related products.You can get all varieties of imported paper craft supplies related to scrap-booking,card making and stamping.We also offer handmade paper craft products like Greeting cards,scrapbooks,gift articles,home decor,Gifting stationery and much more.

Just like a boutique our store is chic,trendy and have unique and mixed varieties of products all related to PAPER CRAFTS.

Our aim is to make this a one stop shop for all your paper crafting and gifting needs.Feel free to contact us if you need any product which is not available in store,we will get it exclusively for you.

We also take customized orders for handmade greeting cards,scrapbooks,photo book,return gift,invitation,party favors etc.

We have more products in the pipeline,so check back often to keep yourself updated about the new products.For any queries,placing orders,or discussing about personalized gifts,write me to info.bitsanpieces@ymail.com

RULES

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges including ours.

Prizes:At the end of the challenge Top 3 will be selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor. (Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )

OK.. Here's our inspiration.. :)

Our gorgeous Kavitha created this beautiful card..
She got inspired by the color pink, heart, flowers, texture in the pic and the mix of white..

Hope we've inspired you much.. Please read and follow the rules carefully. Please visit the DT blogs and leave some love. We would love to hear from you!
Hope you guys would join this lovely challenge and have fun. I wish you all a very good luck.. :)

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Welcome to brand new challenge at 'For the Love of Crafting'. But before I proceed further with this month's challenge I want to thank everyone who participated in our last challenge. There were some great entries but there were also some entries who did not follow the rules & we had to disqualify them.. It feels very bad to disqualify entries so please read the rules carefully & follow them.

Now moving on to this month's challenge :

'Monochromatic'

You have to make a card, layout or any other crafty project with shades of a single colour.. Neutrals, skin & hair colours can be used.

The winner of this challenge will be given a 'Guest Dt Post' ... isn't it great.. :)

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges including ours.

Prizes:At the end of the challenge Top 3 will be selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )

& now lets move on to the inspiration from the very talented DT members..

Sindhucreated this beautiful card in shades of red with the cute Peggy.

Kavithamade this gorgeous card in shades of blue... love the way she has coloured Tilda.

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

It's time to announce the winners of Challenge No. 13 "Seasons Stories"!

Thank you all for an awesome response to our challenge... Lovely entries.. and I have to say, it's getting very difficult for the design team to select top 3... but we have to highlight the best entries...

So here are our top 3 projects for “Seasons Stories” Challenge in no particular order…

1. MANU!Awesome spring wreath.. Hats off to your patience and coming out with such lovely project..

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Welcome to yet another brand new challenge! Before I proceed further about the challenge, we want to thank each and everyone of you who participated in our last challenge. We had a blast visiting your blogs! Great job everyone. Hope you take time to participate in the present challenge too...

Theme for this month's challenge is

'Geo-Graphical'!

I'm sure you all are going to love playing along for it's a fun challenge! All you got to do is make a CAS card with geometrical or graphical shapes on it. Simple? :)

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges including ours.

Prizes:At the end of the challenge Top 3 will be selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )The month's prize is sponsored by Shalini Mittal and she is gonna giveaway Prima Firefly paper pad from her online store Crafters Corner!!!

I tell you, I personally own this paper pad and it's BEAUTIFUL. :)Now look at what my fellow DT members made for the inspiration...Kavitha made this gorgeous card... Look at the blooms...love the colour and placement of pearls too...

Monday, 18 March 2013

Hello everyone!!
its time to announce the wiiners of our Challenge#12-Deep in the woods.Thanks for all who particpated,though the entries was less than usual there were some really brilliant takes on the challenge.

Saturday, 9 March 2013

It's the time for another challenge at "For the love of crafting"... How was the last challenge "Deep in the woods'? Interesting.. isn't it? The design team is working very hard to come up with such unique challenges.. and believe me.. trying out new challenges is the best way to know your capabilities and weaknesses..

So for this time, we have another fun challenges for you!

Season's Stories!

Yes...u read it right.. You can use spring or autumn colors,make a rainy day or winter wonderland scene or just use a umbrella,sun or rainbow on your projects-anything that comes to your mind thinking of a particular season...

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.How to play:Make a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges including ours.Prizes:At the end of the challenge a random winner and top 3 will be selected by the team members.The random winner will get a price package from the sponsor.

Let's move on inspiration by the new DT...

Deepti... (Autumn)

Nupur (Summer)

Sindhu...(Spring)

Kavitha.. (Monsoon)

Me! (Winters... Burrrr.. )

I hope you will play along with us... Winning entry will receive 500 Rs.. gift voucher from our very own Crafter's Corner..

Most of you are already familiar with Crafters Corner it's a one-stop-shop for all your crafting needs. Right from the basic card stocks to a huge variety of pattern papers to Copics to Spellbinders to stamps, ink pads, crafting tools, punches, die cutters… you name it and they have it!So what are waiting for you can order any thing from your wish list by shopping from Crafter's corner :)

'' Hey friends! I'm Sindhura, known to some of you
as Sindhu. I started crafting and blogging just over 6 months ago and
it's been a roller coaster ride already! I'm basically a card maker and I
found myself trying out different kinds of fancy fold cards. I find
crafting very therapeutic and find myself in a different world
altogether when I make cards and stuff.

I LOVE craft supplies and am tempted to buy
everything I come across! :D I love to use pearls, flowers and lace
trims on my cards but I'm also a lover of CAS.

Well... other than crafting, I have a 9 to 6 job, the reason for my disappearances from the craft world occasionally! :)

Want to take this opportunity to thank Kavitha for
selecting me to be on the design team. '' For the love of crafting'' is
very close to my heart since it is the first challenge blog I came
across when I started crafting and also happened to be the first
challenge I entered. :)

I also want to thank everyone who supported and
encouraged me, who always left me some love by commenting on every
single post I made (including my parents and hubby). It's because of you
people that I'm still crafting! :)

First
of all let me thank Kavitha for giving me this beautiful oppurtunity. I’m
really honoured to be a part of her Design Team (DT). Thank you so much again!

Well..
I’m Deepti Stephens. I did my BDS but I felt like there was something
missing in my day to day life.. I felt like I just want to kill my
monotony and I did it!! Since our family is full of NGOs and Social activists,
even my hubby too, I joined their group and started helping the poor and needy.
Then one day I realized that I have a great passion towards arts and crafts.
Despite my busy schedule I still manage to squeeze time to make cards, videos
and take part in social activities. J

My
card making style is Clean And Simple but I’m trying my hand on different
styles and techniques and I’m striving for perfection. Besides crafting I love
to read books, singing, writing stories, playing guitar and composing songs.J

Apart
from helping and taking part in social things, I would like to say one thing!
Crafting is my Passion.. Crafting is my Profession.. That’s all buddies. Thank
you..J

I
am Nupur Priya, from Mumbai. Art & Craft is the first love of my
life. I have been sketching, painting & crafting for as long as I
can remember. My wonderful parents, siblings & my husband always
encouraged & support me in every way possible.

After graduation I did my Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation.

I was introduced to this amazing blog land by my sister & it opened a
whole new world of crafting to me...& rekindled my love for
crafting.

I don't have any fixed style of crafting as I keep on trying & learning new techniques which reflects on my projects...

Few months back I started taking craft classes & have opened an online craft supply store.

Looking forward to this new experience of sharing my love for crafting with so many passionate crafters... :)

Sunday, 17 February 2013

It's time to annouce Toppers and winner of our Challenge # 11 - Fancy folds with love theme. First of all, we want to thank all the participants who played this challenge with full enthusiasm. We had an awesome time checking all the entires.. and surely love was all around! Special thanks to those who showed their interest in DT position for this challenge blog.. We will announce the choosen ones soon..

Here are the top 3 entries in no particular order..

1. Nupur for her awesome explosion box! Look at the cute table in the middle...

Congratulations everyone! Job well done...
Winners, feel free to grab your badges from the side bar
Onto the winner of 12 by 12 This & That charming collection kit from echo park, we have randomly selected from our top 3 entries.. n that entry is.........

Sunday, 10 February 2013

Hello everyone!!
Thank you for all your over whelming response for our last month challenge.We are very happy to see the love and support we get even coming after a break.Thanks for all who applied for the DT call,we will contact you soon through mail(please be sure to have your mail id in the side bar).

The theme for this month's challenge is

"Deep in the woods"

Make a card/layout or another project with wood grains,wood colors,wood land animals or birds...or anything that comes to your mind when thinking of woodland...(you can incorporate any one or more of these in your project)
Cant wait to see what you all come up with:)))

Who can play:Anybody who are into any type of arts n crafts.It can be a painting,crochet,embroidery,clay work,paper crafts etc.

How to play:Make
a new project(no back linking to old projects) based on this months
theme,post it on your blog with a link back to this blog(its
must),come back and leave a link to your project(not your blog).You
can enter up to 3 times.You can combine upto 10 challenges
including ours.

Prizes:At
the end of the challenge Top 3 will be
selected.Among the top 3 a lucky winner will be selected and they will get a price package from the sponsor.

(Please read all the rules carefully before you enter.Any entries which
has followed the rules will not be considered for top 3 )
This month prize is sponsored from my CRAFT STORE,a 6 by 6 DCWV paper crafting kit.

In kalalayaa craft store
we offer wide varieties of paper crafting n scrap booking
kits,pattern papers,stamps,mulberry flowers,embellishments and much
more.Do have a look for more details.